I do not know if they are still made in the 650B size.
I do not know the width
That said - The Velocity Dyad is a world beater rim for a commuting bike
On Friday, May 17, 2013 1:47:09 PM UTC+10, Michael wrote:
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> Don't want a wider rim. Same size 650b.
> What's a good upgrade?
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I live on a small island in the middle of the Pacific. There are only two
bike shops here; one carries Giant the other Cannondale. But the head
mechanic at Hornet sports was incredibly supportive when I ordered the
Soma. I was amused at the amount of positive comments the bike received as
I wa
I am fighting the concept of a rack on my San Marcos as well. Mine is built
up like such a hot-rod exercise bike with the Vento Reaction Wheels and 10
speed Campy Flatbar stuff that Feel a rack just make it like everything
else I ride. And then I want to stop at the store on the way back home bu
On Sunday, May 5, 2013 12:06:40 AM UTC+10, jandrews_nyc wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I recently purchased a Riv prototype frameset that was listed on the site
> a few weeks ago. I'm building it up as a speedy roady bike as my Hillborne
> is heavy duty cargo carrier at this point.
> I'm having trouble thi
I use and like the Cat-Eye Strata with cadence. I have both the wired and
wireless versions. I find the wired versions to be really reliably but
sometimes difficult to setup I seem to have a hard time getting the magnets
close enough for the sensor to read. But once I get that figured out they
of the men I work with wants one.
On Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:30:49 PM UTC+10, Fai Mao wrote:
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> Greetings
>
> After a 5 week delay to get most of the parts the San Marcos is on the
> road.
>
> I was looking for a less slow bike than the Mongoose grocery bike and the
So does a "Tom Collins" become a "Test Pilot" or something?
On Saturday, April 20, 2013 11:26:57 AM UTC+10, Jim Thill - Hiawatha
Cyclery wrote:
>
> For some reason, this thread reminds me of a college acquaintance who
> enjoyed the cocktail known as the Old Fashioned. But since that sounds like
the South Island Loop which is about 60 miles around the hilly
southern 1/2 of Guam
On Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:30:49 PM UTC+10, Fai Mao wrote:
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> Greetings
>
> After a 5 week delay to get most of the parts the San Marcos is on the
> road.
>
> I was looking for a
Greetings
After a 5 week delay to get most of the parts the San Marcos is on the road.
I was looking for a less slow bike than the Mongoose grocery bike and the
Sam Hillborne is in Hong Kong with the family. When this contract is up in
18 months I'll take the Soma back with me.
This is not a v
Looking at the parent website
http://joy-japan.com
It appears that they are either in cahoots or one and same company as
MicroShift which is interesting
In fact on the joy-japan.com site the two logos a superimposed one above
the other.
On Saturday, April 13, 2013 2:39:55 PM UTC+10, stone
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 5:50:43 AM UTC+10, Michael wrote:
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> In a cool interview with Nitto exec Mr. Yoshikawa, Grant asks this
> question. Nitto exec leaves it up to consumer. So I was wondering if
> anything to be concerned about. Anyone know anything about aluminum bar
> life?
> Do I ne
I just purchased a Soma San Marcos. Waiting for some of the parts to arrive.
I like the Sam to commute on but I do find it a bit sluggish, I would not
call it stiff. I am hoping the San Marcos is a bit more lively feeling.
On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1:48:50 PM UTC+10, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote
I have a Sam H. in the 52 CM size with 650B wheels. It has the single top
tube. I am 5 foot 11 with an inseam of about 33 inches and Rivendell would
have probably sized me up to the next size (I bought the frame from
Renaissance Cycles). At that time none of the Sam's had the double tubes
but I
Two years ago we moved from Hong Kong Island to the New Territories.
There is a bike path right beside my job that runs nearly to the new
domicile and I decided that I would really like to begin commuting by
bike again. I had a triathlon bike but it was unsuited to the needs of
a commuter. I though
The bike does not have much clearnce at the top of the fork is one
reason He couldn't get a bigger tire on that machine
Second, it is a fixed gear bike and is probably made out of rather
heavy plane guage tubing. Thus weight may have been a factor since
bikes back then typically used steel ha
Actually I think a dark maroon or orange headtube would work with that
bike. The cream on silver is too light. A black would also look very
good. I think overall the orange was better.
On Feb 23, 1:15 pm, Bill wrote:
> If the head tube was painted a creme white to match the fenders, and
> the sea
This would require reproofing but you might try using a foam stain
remover made for carpets
But be careful that you don't bleach the color out
On Feb 22, 9:11 am, "J. Burkhalter" wrote:
> Hey Eric,
>
> I've never cleaned any of my Carradice stuff, but just this past
> weekend I finally cleaned m
Yes mine is like that and in an emergency I would. It just looks ugly
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:28 PM, newenglandbike wrote:
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> >
> >
> > When I went to Shanghai last summer I was really worried about tires and
> > wheels. I
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> Nicole: I think a wider tire would help calm down the twitchy
> handling.
>
> Best,
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>
>
> On Jan 26, 3:50 pm, Fai Mao wrote:
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freewheels that are silver.
I have a couple of them and they are, surpirisingly good quality. They
evidently only export the cheaper stuff to N. America for Huffy but
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I made this tour earlier this summer for my 50th birthday. At that
time I was not a member of this group or I would have posted it here
at that time. This was an absolute death march tour with the rains and
flooding this summer in China.
I am sorry about the lack of pictures but the description ex
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My Hillborne is in the mid 20lb range without the rack and fenders.
On Aug 5, 3:53 am, William wrote:
> What does the Roadish Hillborne weigh? I imagine you could get into
> the low 20s. It still has a B-17 on it, though.
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> On Aug 4, 12:22 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
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I've never seen another place that had knitted silk either.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
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> On Sep 16, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Fai Mao wrote:
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> > On a slightly different tact.
> > Please, no flames as I live in China I do buy Chinese pr
On a slightly different tact.
Please, no flames as I live in China I do buy Chinese products
I have thought that a wonderful cycling jersey could be made from
knitted silk. There is a company in Honzhou that makes golf shirts
from this and they are just the absolute max in comfort.
Silk has a lo
ow what to do...the B-17 has not been totally comfortable and
> > not that bad, either and it may be causing me a physical problem.
> > Maybe not. And, I don't really like saddle shopping because the
> > finding the "rig
Two:
Renaissance Bicycles in North Carolina where I bought my Sam should
certainly make the list.
The Wings Bicycle Compny in Hong Kong. Lots of older componants. The
old Chinese guy who owns it sings Italian Opera while he builds
wheels
On Sep 14, 9:05 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
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OT...) thread.
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m locked up in the city. None is
> presently set up for touring, and none of them have derailleurs, even.
> Back to the drawing board? I need more bikes.
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mountain or long
> road rides i want gears. No single bike can possibly do it all, so i
> basically use four (those plus my 3-speed).
>
> So yeah, if you don't like to mountain bike, and want the same gearing
> options on all rides, the all-rounder is certainly feasible, but
>
> I hear ya about the knee over pedal fallacy Patrick. I think I'm
> > inches behind where that would put me . Saddle back, long cranks, and
> > smooth pedaling . . . it's like floating over the road :)
> >
> > Slow cadence is another myth . . . as is longer cr
he 2 bikes.
>
> There's also the psychological part, which somebody already mentioned.
> In the retail bike business, we refer to this cause of various
> problems and perceptions as a "loose nut on the saddle".
>
> On Sep 7, 7:09 pm, Fai Mao wrote:
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rbate the
problem.
All of that is a long way of saying I just found it curious that I naturally
use a lower cadence on the Sam than on my other bikes
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
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> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Fai Mao wrote:
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>> Sever
Growl,
Try it this way
http://hk2sh.blogspot.com/2009/09/touring-bike.html
On Sep 7, 1:47 pm, Brian Hanson wrote:
> Fai - the link doesn't work - not open to public?
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Fai Mao wrote:
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> > My Sam is probably a bit exccentric f
My Sam is probably a bit exccentric from this groups persective. I
like the flat bars. In the rainy season I'll use fenders but take them
off in the dry fall. This is setup as a fast commutter
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Several 100 miles into the new Sam Hillborne and I’ve noticed
something odd.
It seems that I now ride a lower cadence than on the old bike. Indeed,
I took the retired Triathlon bike with flat bars out and rode it on my
commute to test the hypothesis. I tend to push a bigger (In a relative
sense b
I have been really enjoying the new Sam Hillborne. However, I couldn't
help but think "Man this thing is slow" when I'd look down and see a
speed of 17 kph on the cyclo computer. Good grief! I was really
perplexed at why it could be that much slower and yet it didn't take
anymore time to get to an
I prefer a 48/38/24 triple.
You have to be a little carefull shifting and use a friction front as
no indexing will work with that. However, there are some steep hills
up bad roads in Southern China where I live and a little lower gear is
a good thing. I also like he 38 tooth chain wheel better th
I am 5 11 and 190 lbs. I love my Sam Hillborne. I have one of the 52
CM frames
I don't know what the weight limit on the frame is but I ride it with
the Maxy-Fasty tires on Velocity Dyad rims and DT-Swiss 370 hubs. Kind
of a fast commuter and when I tour I travel light with less than 15
lbs of ge
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